Jim Curtin is working to keep Philadelphia Union "focused, humble and hungry" ahead of their playoff meeting with New England Revolution.
The Union won the Supporters' Shield and were rewarded with a host of individual honors.
Curtin was Coach of the Year, while Andre Blake claimed Goalkeeper of the Year and joined teammates Brenden Aaronson and Mark McKenzie in the Best XI.
They must now get back to business against the Revs, who defeated Montreal Impact in the play-in round.
"We've had a lot of individual accolades, which we're very proud of at the club for sure," Curtin said. "But it's important to keep the guys all focused, humble and hungry.
"It's really something we've preached all year that, as the team has success and gets points and gets wins and lifts the trophy, the individual accolades will come.
"That's something that we've stressed all year. It's come true now. But we still don't want to get caught up reading the headlines, because there's still a lot of work to do.
"We've set ourselves up and worked so hard to get home-field advantage throughout the playoffs."
Philadelphia are playing New England for the sixth time this season, having won four of the prior five and drawn the other.
Revs coach Bruce Arena said: "There are no secrets between these two teams. This is the sixth occasion we've played this year.
"Obviously, we haven't had a whole lot of success. I don't think the bookmakers have us favorites in this one.
"Their team is solid at both ends of the field. It will be certainly a big challenge for our team."
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Philadelphia Union - Sergio Santos
Santos really came into his own in the final weeks of the regular season, netting a hat trick against Toronto and then scoring on the final day as the Union clinched the Supporters' Shield. He should be full of confidence heading into the playoffs.
New England Revolution - Gustavo Bou
Bou netted the winner against Montreal, but the Revs will hope he is a little more accurate against opponents who are likely to give up fewer chances. The forward took eight shots to score, the most attempts by a New England player in playoff history.
KEY OPTA FACTS
- The Union are unbeaten in their past 10 meetings with the Revs (W8 D2 - including MLS is Back) dating to the start of the 2018 season. New England have not won at Subaru Park since a 1-0 victory in August 2015.
- This will be the first postseason meeting between the Union and Revolution. The Revs have won just five of their 21 away postseason matches (D3 L13), although they went on to reach MLS Cup in three of the four seasons in which they won an away playoff match (2002, 2006, 2014).
- The Union won all nine of their home matches this season, outscoring opponents by an aggregate of 24-4. Including their playoff win over New York Red Bulls last season, the Union have won 10 straight home matches, the fifth-longest home winning streak (regular season and playoffs) in MLS history.
- The Revolution attempted 25 shots in their 2-1 win over Montreal Impact in the play-in round on Friday, with Bou's goal being the 25th attempt of the match. New England's 25 attempts were the most in a non-extra-time MLS playoff match since Seattle Sounders took 26 shots in a 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake on November 2, 2011 (2nd leg, lost tie 3-2).
- The Union have scored 11 goals from outside the box this season, four more than any other team in MLS (Los Angeles FC - seven). Nine different Union players have scored at least once from outside the area, with Anthony Fontana and Kacper Przybylko each doing so twice.
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